Lawyer discusses her involvement in court cases which addressed the question of who is entitled to status as an Indian under the Indian Act. Duration: 1:08:34.

Explains that the Constitution Act, 1982 does not diminish any of the the rights of Aboriginal peoples guaranteed by earlier Constitutional declarations or Agreements, but it provides additional guarantees.

Discusses the importance of traditional governance systems, and efforts for revising constitutions to support Indian Nations' sovereignty including changing the criteria for White Earth citizenship. Duration: 55:50. Includes transcript. Requires creation of free account to access materials.

Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and discusses the impact of law on economic development.

Looks at Section 35 (1) and (2) and Section 37 of the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982.

Focuses on development of doctrine of Aboriginal rights by the courts since the 1982 amendment and defining who constitutes the "Métis people" in section 35.

Conducts an overview of the different definitions of the term "Métis", plus a review of events leading up to the enactment of the Métis Legislation in the province.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkley, 2012.

Discusses the language used in arguments by the various actors in the Great Whale (James Bay phase two) controversy.

Examination of consultation process shows the importance of including all stakeholders to ensure a positive outcome.

Brief outline of the Canadian and Alberta government's duty to consult with First Nations when economic development will impact their lands.

Paper originally presented at the National Claims Research Workshop, October 7, 2002. Overview of law in Canada surrounding duty to consult and Walpole Island First Nation's experiences with accommodation of rights.

Discussion of the legal and cultural challenges involved in the marketing of Native American art.

Focuses on integrated resource management throughout comprehensive claim territories in the Arctic and Subarctic, with special attention on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.

American Indian Studies (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 1999.

Compares the categories of code that eight Western Washington tribes have created and how they influence women's lives.

Presents the geographies of the claim to better understand the cultural differences in environmental behaviours in a specific place.

Discusses the conflict between anthropologists & archaeologists and Indigenous peoples on the rule for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains in the possession or control of museums or Federal agencies.

Session One from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Includes prayer and opening remarks and discussion on settlement negotiations. Duration: 1:54:14.

Looks at the long legal process that resulted in the Catawba Land Claim Settlement Act and the extinguishment of a claim for 144,00 acres of highly developed South Carolina land. The settlement also saw the Catawba receive federal and state benefits, restoration as a federal tribe and a $50 million payment.

Looks at the legal history that brought about the ruling in favor of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in the case United States v. Idaho.

Examines the demand for justice and for the settlement of several land claims put forward by the Zuni Tribe of New Mexico. As a result of these demands three pieces of legislation were created by US Congress and three court cases were filed.

Contract between the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories.

Examines the impact of two Supreme Court of Canada decisions regarding the interpretations of modern treaties.

Analysis of rhetoric used in news coverage of 1998 referendum on the Nisga'a Treaty and 2002 BC Treaty Referendum in the National Post, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times, and Kamloops Daily News.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--York University, 1994.

Brief abstract explores the similarities and differences between Indigenous and contemporary science for scholar-activists.

Argues that other First Nations have overlapping claims to Aboriginal title within the Tsawwassen First Nation Agreement and consultation with them should take prior to signing the final agreement.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2006.

Text of Treaty frequently referred to as one of the Williams Treaties or the Mississauga Treaty. Reprinted from the 1932 edition by Queen's Printer.

Concluded in 1923 between the Crown and the members of the Chippewa Nations having claim to lands in the Province of Ontario including fishing, hunting and trapping rights. Also known as one of the Williams Treaties, the other being with Mississauga peoples.

Copy of Crown's text of Treaty 5 and adhesions thereto.

Treaty between the Crown and Blackfeet, Blood, Piegan, Sarcee, and Stony Nations in what is now Alberta. Adhesion and Order in Council setting up Commission for Treaty No. 7 also included. Reprinted from Crown's text of Treaty edition of 1877.

Crown's text of Treaty 4, also known as the Qu'Appelle Treaty.

Presents the verdict from the case of Corbiere et al versus the Queen and the Batchewana band.

Examines the benefits and implications from agreements between mining companies and Aboriginal communities.

Federal government site providing links to Policy and Legislation, Families of Offenders Portal, Restorative Justice, Citizen's Advisory Committees, Parole and Community Corrections, and reintegration programs.

At this point in time 84% of the population was Inuit, but they only held 51% of the jobs in federal and territorial governments. Study compared loss to Inuit if the status quo continued, to gains that would be made if the Article was fulfilled.

Includes definitions, schedules and articles.

Looks at traditional Maori systems of governance, effects of colonization, responses and political activism, and ramifications of The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.

Examines the decision by the Court of Appeal regarding the violation of Cree rights by the Canadian and Quebec governments.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

Discusses the British Columbia Court of Appeal's decision in Fort Nelson First Nation v. British Columbia (Environmental Assessment Office).

Looks at the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care Recommendations and efforts to address problems relating to children.

Focuses on the ramifications of the case in which the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Mi'kmaq treaty right to hunt, fish gather and trade for necessaries.

Overview of concepts of well-being and quality of life in relation to treaty negotiations, oral histories of treaty and the context in which negotiations took place, with particular reference to the "Medicine Chest" clause and provision of aid in times of "famine and distress".

Agreement signed between Canada, Saskatchewan and the Cowessess First Nation Band, March 14, 1996.

Compares original intent of legislation requiring instruction about Native American government, sovereignty, culture and history to actual instructional practices in five urban school districts.

Chronicles the efforts of the Menominee Tribe to resist the efforts of the so-called Pine Ring in order to obtain control of their large stand of virgin timber.